The National Park Service issued a similar warning in 2022 about the deadly risks of licking toxic Sonoran Desert toads ...

There's some truth to the urban legend that certain toads have psychedelic properties, but licking them isn't a good idea.

How are frogs so amazing at catching bugs? It’s their supersoft tongue and special spit. How are frogs and toads so amazing at catching bugs? They smack ’em with a supersoft tongue covered in special ...

The Sonoran desert toad’s toxins create an intense psychedelic experience, but that’s not an excuse to put one in your mouth. By Daniel Victor Tempting as it may be, please don’t lick the toads. The U ...

Arizona officials are reminding Phoenix-area citizens that kissing frogs should only happen in fairy tales, as some people are reportedly licking toxic toads to get high. Recent unseasonal rainfall in ...

The Sonoran Desert toad excretes a neurotoxin that contains 5-MeO-DMT, a psychoactive compound also found in ayahuasca.

The new species of horned toad was found in China, researchers said. Shu G, Li K, Wu Y, Liu Q, He Z, Li L, Zhang H, Guo P via ZooKeys A minuscule, brownish-red creature sat atop a fern in a ravine in ...

Caption A cane toad from Suriname is helping Northern Arizona University researcher Kiisa Nishikawa understand the speed, power and energy behind the toad's ability to capture prey with its tongue.